By Danny Segura and John Morgan | February 12, 2021 12:05 am Maki Pitolo won’t pay any mind to Julian Marquez’s lengthy layoff ahead of their middleweight clash Saturday night. The Hawaiian fighter is expecting the best version of Marquez to show up at UFC 258. The bout with Pitolo (13-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) marks Marquez’s
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8:06 AM ET UFC 258 kicks off a six-week stretch with three major pay-per-view events, which could leave the promotion’s hierarchy in a much different place by the end of March. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns square off Saturday in the first of six title fights, and the backdrop is an intriguing one as the
Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman are both aware that Burns can submit Usman at UFC 258, but only one of them believes this information is relevant. Gilbert Burns is a world champion and second-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. As such, there is no question that he can submit any man that he competes against
Knockout artist and submission ace, Gilbert Burns, will battle dominant wrestler, Kamaru Usman, this Saturday (Feb. 13, 2021) at UFC 258 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weight classes are a funny thing. Burns was no scrub at 155 pounds, but he never strung together more than two wins, and few expected a title
By John Morgan | February 11, 2021 6:25 pm UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush insists he isn’t actively hunting fight-night bonuses, despite collecting four such awards in his past five appearances. But with the names he’s looking to face next, another $50,000 could very easily be coming his way. Following a thrilling decision win over Diego
2:10 PM ET UFC 258 has lost a key main-card fight. A scheduled bantamweight contender bout Saturday between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera has been canceled due to a coronavirus-related issue, the UFC announced Wednesday. Sources said the promotion is attempting to rebook the matchup as soon as later this month. In its place, Andre
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has revealed the heavyweight women’s lightweight rosters for the upcoming 2021 season. The PFL’s 2021 season will kick off on April 23 on ESPN Platforms (ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+) in primetime, and now the promotion has revealed the rosters for the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions. Some notable names
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Gina Carano is very likely the most successful fighter turned actor in MMA history. The women’s MMA pioneer and former Strikeforce champion competed for the final time back in 2009, and though there were briefly talks for her to return opposite Ronda Rousey, she has instead stuck to the silver screen.
By MMA Junkie Staff | February 11, 2021 12:05 am At UFC Fight Night 184, three men scored big wins. You had Alexander Volkov stopping Alistair Overeem in the heavyweight main event, Cory Sandhagen hitting a “Knockout of the Year” candidate on Frankie Edgar in the bantamweight co-main event, and Beneil Dariush earning a split
Feb 8, 2021 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight championship against former training partner Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The title fight, which takes place at the UFC’s Apex facility, will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV main card begins at
According to his coach, Charles Oliveira has no interest in fighting Nate Diaz at 165, 175, or any division at all. In an interview released yesterday, Nate Diaz discussed who he would like to face next inside the Octagon. At the top of his list was Dustin Poirier, and the only other name he mentioned
Drakkar Klose will look to get back into the win column at UFC Vegas 19 on February 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada after having his three-fight win streak snapped by Beneil Dariush at UFC 248. But he won’t be doing it against Jai Herbert. That’s because Herbert has been forced out of the Lightweight matchup
By Danny Segura | February 10, 2021 6:15 pm Alexa Grasso has no regrets leaving the UFC strawweight division. The Mexican fighter competes Saturday for the second time in a weight class above her original division. Grasso (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) takes on Maycee Barber in the co-main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas,
3:00 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is still the UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, although even he believes the belt should belong to Dustin Poirier. Speaking to Match TV, Nurmagomedov (29-0) said he believes Poirier “deserves” to be the UFC’s 155-pound champion, following his knockout victory over Conor McGregor last month. Before the fight, UFC president Dana
Bellator has a new home on SHOWTIME. By now fans have heard about the new tournament news. But in the grand scope of Bellator’s future and how fans can see their presentation of mixed martial arts, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker returns to familiar territory with SHOWTIME Sports and is bringing the Bellator MMA roster
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As he so often does following important Lightweight/Welterweight fights, Nate Diaz recently emerged from his self-inflicted coma to talk himself back into some fights! The Stockton bad boy set his sights on Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, specifically targeting those fights at 170 lbs. It may not make any sense, but
By Danny Segura | February 9, 2021 11:05 pm Gilbert Burns had an impressive 2020 that turned him into a title challenger. Burns (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) picked up two impressive victories over established opposition, beating former UFC champion Tyron Woodley and former UFC title challenger Demian Maia. The win over Maia back in March
7:56 AM ET Nate Diaz wants to stay active in 2021, and he has two opponents at the top of his wish list. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight top lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier or Charles